During a court conference today, Officer Anthony Federico’s attorney said medical records show Kevin Kavanagh had a blood alcohol content of 0.20, and had cocaine in his system at the time of the incident.

New evidence was released in court today in the case of a Rockville Centre police officer charged with assault. Police Officer Anthony Federico is charged with felony assault for allegedly hitting a Rockville Centre man in the head with a Taser. Kevin Kavanagh suffered a head injury and required stitches. During the court conference today, Federico’s attorney said medical records show Kavanagh had a blood alcohol content of 0.20, and had cocaine in his system at the time of t...

New evidence was released in court today in the case of a Rockville Centre police officer charged with assault. Police Officer Anthony Federico is charged with felony assault for allegedly hitting a Rockville Centre man in the head with a Taser. Kevin Kavanagh suffered a head injury and required stitches. During the court conference today, Federico’s attorney said medical records show Kavanagh had a blood alcohol content of 0.20, and had cocaine in his system at the time of t...

Police: Man threatened to shoot up Baldwin church on Easter

Jose Rodriguez is accused of threatening to shoot worshippers of a Baldwin church on Easter Sunday.

A homeless man is accused of threatening to shoot worshippers of a Baldwin church on Easter Sunday. Parishioners were just finishing their Easter service at Iglesia Despertar Church on Grand Avenue when police say Jose Rodriguez came through the door and approached an usher, asking why the service finished early. Pastor Wilmer Estupinan and his wife, Clara, say the 44-year-old Rodriguez quickly became upset, gestured as if he had a gun and threatened the usher. They started fighting...

A homeless man is accused of threatening to shoot worshippers of a Baldwin church on Easter Sunday. Parishioners were just finishing their Easter service at Iglesia Despertar Church on Grand Avenue when police say Jose Rodriguez came through the door and approached an usher, asking why the service finished early. Pastor Wilmer Estupinan and his wife, Clara, say the 44-year-old Rodriguez quickly became upset, gestured as if he had a gun and threatened the usher. They started fighting...

Police say they responded to a "Shot Spotter" alert on Hope Place and Leonard Avenue around 8 p.m.

Officials say a home and two cars were struck by bullets on Easter Sunday in Freeport. Police say they responded to a "Shot Spotter" alert on Hope Place and Leonard Avenue around 8 p.m. When they arrived, they found a car in front of a Leonard Avenue home with its window shot out. A second car parked in the driveway also had a bullet hole in it. The house was hit by several bullets, but no one was injured. Anyone with information is asked to call Nassau Crime Stoppers a...

Officials say a home and two cars were struck by bullets on Easter Sunday in Freeport. Police say they responded to a "Shot Spotter" alert on Hope Place and Leonard Avenue around 8 p.m. When they arrived, they found a car in front of a Leonard Avenue home with its window shot out. A second car parked in the driveway also had a bullet hole in it. The house was hit by several bullets, but no one was injured. Anyone with information is asked to call Nassau Crime Stoppers a...

Levar Burton, 24, of Amityville, was arrested on Monday and arraigned on kidnapping and rape charges.

An Amityville man is being held without bail after police say he sexually attacked two women in separate locations in Nassau County. Levar Burton, 24, of Amityville, was arrested on Monday and arraigned on kidnapping and rape charges. Authorities say the first attack took place on Dec. 29 in West Hempstead.

An Amityville man is being held without bail after police say he sexually attacked two women in separate locations in Nassau County. Levar Burton, 24, of Amityville, was arrested on Monday and arraigned on kidnapping and rape charges. Authorities say the first attack took place on Dec. 29 in West Hempstead.

A Rockville Centre police officer was arraigned today on indictment charges related to allegedly striking a man with a Taser gun while investigating an incident in 2016. Anthony Federico, 36, was arraigned

A Rockville Centre police officer was arraigned today on indictment charges related to allegedly striking a man with a Taser gun while investigating an incident in 2016. Anthony Federico, 36, was arraigned

There was increased security Monday at Bellport High School as students returned to class for the first time since the suspected gang slayings of two classmates and two other men in a Central Islip park.

The bodies of Jorge Tigre, 18, and Justin Llivicura, 16, and two other young men were discovered in Central Islip last week.

The bodies of Jorge Tigre, 18, and Justin Llivicura, 16, and two other young men were discovered in Central Islip last week.